...softly beam'd ; And hope's returning smile, methought, VI. LIE STILL MY HEART, &c. •" And I said, O that I had wings like a dove ; then would I flee away, and be at rest !" LIE still my heart, lie still and rest, Nor let thy sorrow flow ; There is a grief...

...praise." At another time he said: "O how this soul of mine longs to be gone! Like a bird imprisoned in a cage, it longs to take its flight. O that I had...from this body, and to be with my Lord for ever." At another time, and indeed for many days together he cried out "O what a day of sun shine has this...

...happiest man in the world. O ! (says he) how this soul of mine longs to be gone ! Like a bird imprisoned in a cage, it longs to take its flight. O that I had...guardian angel might be commissioned ; for I long to be abr sent from this body, and to be with my Lord for ever. Being asked by a friend, if he always enjoyed...

...am vexed. My heart is disquieted within me ; and the fear of death is fallen upon me. Then I said, O that I had wings like a dove, then would I flee away, and be at rest. The solemn ceremony of interment having been performed, part of Handel's Funeral Anthem,...

...heart is disquieted within me : and the fear of death is fallen upon me. Duet and Chorus. Then I said, O that I had wings like a dove : then would I flee away, and be at rest ! A 3 V. SING UNTO THE LORD. An admired and ancient Anthem. From the 9Sth Psalm, Verses...

...way." And soon after he remarked: " I do not see but I may yet abide;" at the same time adding, " Oh ! that I had wings like a dove, then would I flee away and be at rest, and hasten my esape from the windy storm and tempest. I have need of resignation to...

...countenance shines upon me, it is a peace beyond expression. When in bed I think, scores of times, " O that I had wings like a dove, then would I flee away and be at rest." (Psalm Iv. 6.) (With much emphasis) 0 to see the glory of the LORD at my last departing...

...heart, I am often so full of melancholy, that I hardly know what to do for relief. Sometimes I say, ' O that I had wings like a dove, 'then would I flee away and be at rest ;' at other times, in my sorrow about the creature, I have no wish left for my heavenly...

...happiness with which he " will reward her openly." Often has she, when rising from her knees, exclaimed, " O that I had wings like a dove ; then would I flee away and be at rest." She frequently expressed a belief that she should not live long ; nor did she sorrow...

...wondered it was not wearied. Another of more timid spirit could only dwell on the touching complaint, " O that I had wings like a dove, then would I flee away and be at rest. I would make haste—I would make haste to escape: I have spied unrighteousness and...